Folligen

Folligen: South Korea’s Leading Hair Loss Shampoo

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Folligen hair loss shampoo from Dr.FORHAIR (South Korea) is that country’s most popular hair loss shampoo. In this post, I cover all the details about this relatively unknown product in the US.

On a related note, the most popular hair loss shampoo in Japan is Shiseido Adenovital, which contains key ingredient Adenosine.

Folligen Shampoo from Dr.FORHAIR

Folligen Shampoo from Dr.FORHAIR.
Folligen Shampoo from Dr.FORHAIR.

Folligen original biotin shampoo from Dr. FORHAIR (South Korea) is the most popular hair loss shampoo in South Korea. According to the product’s Amazon page, 13 million units of Folligen have been sold in just South Korea.

Among the key ingredients in Folligen shampoo include biotin, saw palmetto extract and ceramides. This combination is called the Folligen Complex. Other ingredients include zinc pyrithione, panthenol and salicylic acid. All of these reduce dandruff and relieve scalp itching and flaking.

According to the manufacturer, Folligen can reduce scalp sebum by 78.4% and dead skin cells by 37.6% per clinical studies. It currently has an average rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon, based on 425 reviews. Folligen shampoo was launched in Costco (US) in October 2023.

Folligen shampoo contains no parabens, sulfates or silicone. Note that Dr.FORHAIR also sells various other hair loss treatments and tonics on its website. This includes the Bio-3 shampoo. which currently has an average rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars based on almost 60 reviews.

American Academy of Dermatology, William Shatner

2024 AAD Annual Meeting

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I have covered most of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) meetings since starting this site in 2013. I had to delay writing about this latest 2024 edition by several days due to other more exciting developments in the world of hair.

Update: March 22 — William Shatner discussed his stage 4 melanoma diagnosis at AAD2024. Also, a happy 93rd birthday today to the hair regrowth and Star Trek legend.

AAD Annual Meeting in San Diego from March 8-12, 2024

American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) 2024 Meeting.
American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) 2024 Meeting.

When I looked through the various speaker sessions at #AAD2024, the first thing to strike me was that 92-year old legendary actor William Shatner is the keynote speaker. He will talk on March 10. How extraordinary, especially since the nonagenarian has had a lot of work done on his hair for decades. In 2022, he was even pictured outside his favorite hair transplant clinic in Los Angeles. I added his picture in the above plenary session screenshot.

The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) was founded in 1938 and currently counts virtually all practicing dermatologists in the United States as members. The vast field of dermatology encompasses diseases and conditions of the hair (body and scalp), nails, scalp and skin.

This year’s 2024 AAD annual meeting will be hosted in San Diego and runs from March 8-12. I will try top update this post when I see new updates of interest.

AAD Twitter page.

AAD Instagram page.

  • Earlier today, Pelage Pharmaceuticals gave a positive update on its novel small molecule PP405. Summary here. In Phase 1 clinical trials, PP405 reactivated dormant hair follicle stem cells and triggered hair growth. The company’s presentation was made by Dr. Christina Weng and titled: “Inhibition of pyruvate oxidation activates human hair follicle stem cells ex vivo”. Pelage will begin its multi-center Phase 2a trial of PP405 in mid-2024, when it will recruit both men and women with androgenetic alopecia.
  • Dr. Ken Washenik will present on the emerging potential of topical androgen modulators in androgenetic alopecia. I presume this will be about at least several of the ones that I mentioned in this Tweet from November 2022.